The people who rent the home where the body was found said they fear the victim is a relative.

"We are trying to find out if it's our niece. She lives there, but we are trying to find out if it's her or not," a relative said.

The victim was identified as 41-year-old Michelle Chappell.

"We heard this morning there was a woman who got chopped up," said neighbor Tom Leugers.

Police suggested that the scene was so gruesome, it was difficult to tell at first whether the victim was a man or a woman.

Police said they would not address numerous reports that the victim was beheaded and dismembered They will not say how she was killed.

Investigators said a gold Nissan was taken from the home and was spotted in Georgia. Deputies there were involved in a high-speed chase with that vehicle and when it crashed, one of two persons of interest in the Titusville case died.

Authorities identified the man who died in the crash as 21-year-old Christian Murphy. He is believed to have known Chappell, and officials said evidence suggests him as a suspect in her death.

Investigators said they have been called to the home on several occasions.

"They (911 calls) are various from noise complaints -- one was an injunction complaint. They are all just various calls," Titusville Police Department Sgt. Thomas House said.

Neighbors and family members said a woman lives at the house with her boyfriend. She was recently separated from her husband, but he is not considered a suspect in her death.

Officials said they will try to speak to the 16-year-old girl who was driving the car when it crashed about the incident.

Anyone with information about the case should contact the Titusville Police Department at 321-264-7835 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.